Rogue One's Diego Luna, who played Cassian Andor in last year's Star Wars film, is attached to star. No word yet if he'll play Tony Montana. Earlier this year, David Mackenzie (Hell or High Water) and Peter Berg (Patriots Day) were reportedly the frontrunners to helm the reboot.

Ayer's next upcoming film is the Will Smith-starring Netflix cop thriller Bright, which premieres on the streaming service this December. It was reported that Ayer was also set to helm the Harley Quinn spinoff, Gotham City Sirens.

IGN has reached out to Universal for official comment and will update the story if the studio responds.

The new Scarface is produced by Dylan Clark for his Dylan Clark Productions and Scott Stuber. Martin Bregman, who produced the 1983 Scarface film, will also produce. Executive Vice President of Production Jon Mone and Vice President of Production Jay Polidoro will oversee the project for Universal. Brian Williams will oversee production.

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